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glad steve did the piece. >> wow, sad. thought you knew everything there was to know about michael jackson? think again. >> a surprising new book, the king of pop's personal struggles as we have never seen them before. that story coming up. ♪ ♪ don't just leave me alone ♪ leave me alone >> look at that. >> i can do my michael there. at one time michael jackson was the most popular man on the planet. that came with an extraordinary dose of publicity. >> we are not going to leave him alone. three years after his death, a new book reveals michael's private struggles in unparalleled detail. abc's nick watt has the story. ♪ thriller nights >> reporter: there hasn't been any one that famous in a single moment as he was during "thriller" time. that was probably the peak of celebrity for a human being. >> reporter: randall sullivan highly acclaimed journalist spent three years getting behind the mask of the most celebrated entertainer our world has ever known. a tale of family, fame, lost childhood, and startling accusatio
glad steve did the piece. >> wow, sad. thought you knew everything there was to know about michael jackson? think again. >> a surprising new book, the king of pop's personal struggles as we have never seen them before. that story coming up. ♪ ♪ don't just leave me alone ♪ leave me alone >> look at that. >> i can do my michael there. at one time michael jackson was the most popular man on the planet. that came with an extraordinary dose of publicity. >> we are...
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. >> their high-rise public housing buildings are still without power or heat, and abc's steve osunsami went to find out why. >> reporter: we went climbing the long and dark stairs in redhook, brooklyn, at the new york city housing authority where thousands of family are living without heat and electricity. some of the 47,000 without power across the city. >> you just have to, well, pray and hope for the best. >> reporter: we found nia tarver and her family using steam from boiling water to keep warm. >> thank god my stove works. if we didn't have the stove, it -- i don't think i would stay here. >> reporter: the stove is what is keeping you warm? >> yeah. >> reporter: outside, long lines at the relief agencies for bread, blankets and suits. red cross agencies are here. families are entering their third week without power, and they want someone held accountable. >> we were left behind. that's all i can say. left behind. we, too, pay taxes. >> reporter: they worry there is no one rushing to restore the power here because they're poor. local power utilities say they have done their job, t
. >> their high-rise public housing buildings are still without power or heat, and abc's steve osunsami went to find out why. >> reporter: we went climbing the long and dark stairs in redhook, brooklyn, at the new york city housing authority where thousands of family are living without heat and electricity. some of the 47,000 without power across the city. >> you just have to, well, pray and hope for the best. >> reporter: we found nia tarver and her family using steam...
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here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: for the thousands of families who now need to rebuild their homes after the storm, hurricane sandy's second act feels especially cruel. >> we all lost our cars. at the same time, we're all trying to get a car. it's a madhouse. >> reporter: many of these families lost their transportation. more than 250,000 personal vehicles were washed away by storm waters. today used car dealerships are busy with storm victims, adding insult to injury, prices are shooting up because of the storm. >> we're expecting to see higher prices of $700 to $1,000 per vehicle. >> reporter: for every six people who walk into the staten island used car dealership to buy a car, five lost their cars to the storm. michelle and thomas licari just bought a used minivan that came with 70,000 miles. >> we were hoping to get something for under $10,000. i wind up spending $13,000. >> reporter: it was a happy moment, but costly too. >> i need a car. i have off to go to work tomorrow. so i am planning to suffer. >> reporter: nancy zito lost two cars. today she can only afford one.
here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: for the thousands of families who now need to rebuild their homes after the storm, hurricane sandy's second act feels especially cruel. >> we all lost our cars. at the same time, we're all trying to get a car. it's a madhouse. >> reporter: many of these families lost their transportation. more than 250,000 personal vehicles were washed away by storm waters. today used car dealerships are busy with storm victims, adding insult to...
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abc's steve osunsami has this story. >> reporter: andy ashcar still claims he bought the winning scratchoff ticket himself in 2006 at his family's syracuse univen ye convenience story and waited six years to split it with his brother because he thought the cash would negatively affect the engagement to his girlfriend. >> i would hope at some point in the last six years. >> reporter: lottery officials say that was the fir s clue, love or not. no one waits that long to claim $5 million. >> $5 million. >> waited until now. >> reporter: they put out a detailed press release hoping it would lead them to the winner. prosecutors are calling the brothers chelats and crooks saying they swindled the ticket from a father of two on top of the world. in october 2006 he was cashing in the winning ticket at the corner store confused by the number of zeros. >> what he saw was a 5 and a bunch of zeros. he made the mistake of trusting the person that sold him the ticket. police say the man he bind the counter told him he won $5,000 opposed to $5 million and offered to pay him $4,000 on the spot to avoid taxe
abc's steve osunsami has this story. >> reporter: andy ashcar still claims he bought the winning scratchoff ticket himself in 2006 at his family's syracuse univen ye convenience story and waited six years to split it with his brother because he thought the cash would negatively affect the engagement to his girlfriend. >> i would hope at some point in the last six years. >> reporter: lottery officials say that was the fir s clue, love or not. no one waits that long to claim $5...
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abc's steve osunsami has her story. >> reporter: there's a revolution happening in nascar today, and her name is christmas. you're the real deal. >> i think so. you know, you can't really fake strength. >> reporter: while the track has certainly seen a number of women drivers at elite levels, never before has a woman muscled her way into one of the physically demanding roles in the pit. where in less than 12 seconds they fuel the car and change the tires. it's a crucial job in a multivitamin billion-dollar business. just a few extra second at a pit stop and their driver loses t. >> i just like the way she moves around the car. >> reporter: 30-year-old christmas abbot is that special woman working the front tire position. and in these recorded practices that they study each night, her times are within milliseconds of the big leagues. she was recruited after an audition and says she is so competitive she was drawn to the high stakes of racing. so let's take a look. let's see. >> with heels on. >> reporter: with heels. don't let her looks fool you, she is an incredible athlete, built he
abc's steve osunsami has her story. >> reporter: there's a revolution happening in nascar today, and her name is christmas. you're the real deal. >> i think so. you know, you can't really fake strength. >> reporter: while the track has certainly seen a number of women drivers at elite levels, never before has a woman muscled her way into one of the physically demanding roles in the pit. where in less than 12 seconds they fuel the car and change the tires. it's a crucial job in...